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Smartphone makers and analysts have downplayed fears that Apple‘s iPhone 3G could pose a serious challenge for older smartphone manufacturers.
Analysts from Primasia Securities said in a report on major Taiwanese smartphone maker High Tech Computer (HTC) that concern about the iPhone 3G is " overblown".
We have been putting the Eten Glofiish M810 through its paces over the last few days and its definitely a device of two parts, there is the hardware part and the software part and the two unfortunately are miles apart. Read on to get our full thoughts on this QVGA Windows Mobile Professional device.
Existing O2 iPhone customers can upgrade early to the new iPhone 3G for free on certain tariffs according to O2 however you will have to agree to a new 18 month contract from the date of the upgrade. I was thinking that this seems a fair deal as usually there is a penalty for upgrading early on a contract plan but then I remembered that you have already paid for an unsubsidised handset up front so really its the least they can do. Full details after the break.
Version 3.31.0 of Tweaks2K2, the ultimate registry hacking tool for Windows Mobile Devices has been released. If your a Windows Mobile user and have not used this software its well worth checking it out. Tweaks2K2, the Winner of SmartPhone & PocketPC Magazine 2005 Award, is the ultimate easy to use software for hacking your PDA Registry, the biggest collection of more than 125 registry hacks and 2 screens with important information about your pda. With tricks that nobody have seen before in any other tweaks application for PocketPC. Get your device working as it should without the need to dig into your registry.
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In a remarkable reading of Ofcom’s new rules on 0870 numbers, T-Mobile has decided to double the price of such calls for most of its customers, rather than cutting them as Ofcom intended.
Ofcom decided that 0870, 0871, 0844 and 0845 numbers should be considered "normal" calls, and charged at the "normal" rate, but the regulator can’t mandate that such calls are included in the normally-bundled minutes, a loophole T-Mobile has decided to exploit.
A commercial network launched in Amsterdam on Tuesday is the first in Europe to use a mobile version of the Wimax standard to allow users to surf the Web at high speeds while on the move, operator Worldmax said.
The broadband wireless network is aimed at competing with telecoms operators KPN, Vodafone and T-Mobile, the privately held Dutch firm said.
An iPhone version of Adobe’s ubiquitous Flash plug-in is still early into development, the company has admitted. In an earnings call for Adobe’s second financial quarter, CEO Shantanu Narayen has responded to questions on if and when Flash will be ready for the iPhone 3G, which itself is only expected to ship on July 11th. Apple has long blocked the normal desktop version of Flash from the iPhone, insisting that it consumes too much battery power.
Consumer interest in the 3G iPhone is almost four times more than interest in its 2G predecessor, according to O2, Apple’s exclusive UK network partner for the device.
More than 130,000 people have pre-registered their interest in the combined handset, digital music player and web browser on O2’s website since the phone was unveiled a week ago.
The guys over at MobiFrance managed to get some hands on time with the new Samsung Windows Mobile Omnia i900 professional device.
The video shows some great UI enhancements and overlays but again we are seeing a lack of response from the touch screen when you select icons. Check out the video after the break.
• Launch of world’s first balloon race competition across the internet to mark the introduction of Animal packages on Pay As You Go
• 1,500 websites including Yahoo & The Sun Online join the Orange Balloon Race
• Luxury holiday in Ibiza worth £18.5k for the winner of the race
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